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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, pages 35, from the sentence that starts, “I had so to speak only one leg…” through page 54, the sentence that starts “Yes, that struck me as less strange…”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Molloy say kept him from cutting his testicles off?
(a) His familiarity with his testicles.
(b) His loathing for eunuchs.
(c) His desire for children.
(d) His aversion to pain.

2. Who buried the dog after Molloy followed Lousse home?
(a) A gardener.
(b) Molloy .
(c) C.
(d) Lousse.

3. What does Molloy offer the reader?
(a) His analysis.
(b) His beginning.
(c) His justification.
(d) His confession.

4. Why does Molloy say you cannot mention everything in its proper place?
(a) You cannot speak things’ names correctly.
(b) You would never be done.
(c) Things keep moving.
(d) Things do not have proper places.

5. How long does Molloy say he stayed with Lousse?
(a) A year.
(b) A few months.
(c) A few weeks.
(d) A few years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What would Molloy be taking the place of, if he stayed long with Lousse?

2. What does Molloy say four knocks on his mother’s head meant?

3. Molloy calls his mother a “uniparous whore” (19) — What does uniparous mean?

4. What does Molloy say his mother smelled like?

5. How does Molloy say he met Lousse?

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